DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -5.9 - - 9.4 - - 12.9 - - -0.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 29 - - 2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 43 - - 373 - - 283 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 916 - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 932 - - 1262 - - 1172 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 61 - - 417 - - 708 - - 77 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 91 - - 37 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 004 - - 214 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1373 - - -1799 - - -1715 - - -1614 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2305 - - 3061 - - 2888 - - 2547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18068 - - -15234 - - -14262 - - -17368 ODpotential blCL - - - 19000 - - 16496 - - 15434 - - 18301 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 63 - - 64 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -5.9 - - 9.4 - - 12.9 - - -0.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -12.0 - - -0.2 - - 4.0 - - -7.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.9 - - 9.3 - - 13.1 - - 5.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.4 - - -1.1 - - 3.0 - - -0.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - 29 - - 2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 43 - - 373 - - 283 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96306 9 326 22 342 9 030 5 251 96306 89160 6 349 10 327 11 336 10 331 89160 83617 10 357 0 067 8 303 16 334 83617 78985 16 338 6 319 10 301 14 347 78985 74960 22 313 12 297 14 308 23 313 74960 71398 24 301 17 290 16 300 20 288 71398 68149 27 292 20 284 21 288 24 299 68149 65142 32 288 28 284 30 284 32 291 65142 62346 40 282 35 278 38 280 28 284 62346 59621 42 276 41 274 41 274 34 289 59621 56775 46 277 45 276 47 278 41 289 56775 53829 53 276 53 275 57 277 50 287 53829 51028 59 275 60 270 63 273 56 281 51028 48519 63 274 63 267 63 270 60 278 48519 46273 66 271 65 268 60 269 63 275 46273 44234 69 270 68 270 60 271 66 272 44234 42361 72 269 73 270 62 272 69 268 42361 40628 77 268 76 267 65 270 72 267 40628 39016 79 266 76 263 68 267 75 266 39016 37508 78 266 74 260 71 265 78 264 37508 36095 75 266 73 259 73 263 78 262 36095 34741 70 265 75 259 74 261 75 261 34741 33383 64 266 72 259 71 259 72 262 33383 31993 58 268 67 261 64 258 68 262 31993 30568 56 269 63 264 59 260 63 262 30568 29088 56 268 59 267 57 262 60 264 29088 27539 59 267 57 269 56 263 55 265 27539 25926 59 270 56 269 54 266 49 267 25926 24248 57 276 52 269 50 269 46 271 24248 22499 54 279 45 269 47 270 46 269 22499 20679 50 277 44 267 42 270 45 267 20679 18785 45 281 44 269 42 269 44 272 18785 16816 44 284 40 269 40 271 38 271 16816 14812 42 278 37 267 35 266 36 264 14812 12882 41 284 36 271 32 267 35 264 12882 11128 37 293 32 278 28 268 31 263 11128 9572 32 297 27 284 24 268 27 259 9572 8195 26 300 22 285 22 268 24 252 8195 6978 20 304 16 287 18 260 21 246 6978 5907 16 315 11 290 14 250 20 241 5907 4967 14 331 7 302 10 242 17 234 4967 4147 13 341 5 322 8 228 14 223 4147 3429 12 351 3 003 8 208 14 209 3429 2791 13 001 4 042 8 189 16 200 2791 2230 13 012 6 052 8 172 17 193 2230 1764 15 013 6 042 5 160 16 187 1764 1407 17 007 5*026 3*173 12 184 1407 1164 16 357 3*008 2*205 8 191 1164 1017 11 350 3 003 2 216 5 206 1017 933 5*330 3 003 2 218 4*208 933 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography